Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17
A Big Price for Manuscript.

The time had come when the political his
tory of the war might be advantageously dis
cussed, and Nicolay and Hays authorized
"Life of Lincoln" was obtained for serial pub
LEGATION. The authors having permitted Mr..
Glider to read the Ms. so far as completed,
an interview was arranged at Mr.. Smiths
private Office in the rooms Of The Century
company. It was soon decided that the Life
should appear in the magazine subject to
terms to be agreed upon. Mr.. Smith, as be
sat at his desk with pen in hand, and jotted
down on paper a memorandum when ii
should begin, how long it would run, etc
leaving blank the space after price to be
paid He handed the paper TO Col Hay
who returned 1t to him with the blank still
untitled.
ave prefer to have you fill it up for US,
was Col. HAYS explanation
No one Will be surprised that the authors
were willing to trust implicitly to corpora
ton so well known to have soul as The Cen
tury company, and it is not improbable tina,
in doing so the authors felt ike the little boy
who was told by his mother that in dividing
the orange he must be sure TO give the bigges.
piece to his little brother. and who instantly
rejoined: Then let Willie divide it." Be tina,
As IL rfldN IlDSHtiE t1Iltibfi Tile
and folding the paper so that the figures
were not Immediately visible, handed il
again to Col. Hay
On opening the paper Col. Hay and Mr.
Nicolay had no reason to regret that they
had let Willie divide the orange The sun
named for serial publication was $50, 600
probably the largest ever paid by any period
ical for any serial whatever Int,
Ocean.
The New York Industrial Educational asso-
citation hos nearly 400 pupils Drawing,
carpentry, sewing. and cookery are the prin-
eipal branches of study taght there
In The American Naturalist there is an artI-
Gle by Mr.. John Murdoch on what he calls
ssome very popular errors in regard to the
Eskimos.r One Of these popular errors is
that the Eskinos pass the winter 'in q sort Of
Information, in underground dens, living in
idleness, and supporting life by stores of mea.
laid ND in less Indictment seasons Mr. Muir
doch, who spent two winters at Point Barrow,
saws this is wholly mistaken impression In
spite Of the extreme incleInency OF the eli
mate. the winter, he asserts, is passed by the
Eskimos @in one continued round Of activity,
| and he gives very interesting description OF
how they employ themselves, Another pop.
ular error on this subject is the idea that the
Eskimos always eat their food raw, and de
YOUR enormous quantities Of blubber
At Point Barrow Mr.. Murdoch found tha,
the food was habitualiy cooked, although Ger
tain articles Ike the ~black skin OK the
whale were usually eaten raw. Taking into
account the fact that the EskiInos have 10 but
ter, cream, fat. bacon, olive oil, or lard, be
| doubts whether much more fat Is consumed
| BY then than by civilized people.
At Poin. Barrow the fat Of birds and tbs
reindeer was freely partaken OF, but coupsr
stively little actual bluboer either Of the sea.
or whale was eaten Seal or whale blnbhaz
was too valuable, for borning In tie Tampa
oilinS heather, and many other porpnaA =
| r,c;allv for tyai< --Scinei6c AuriaA